Understanding the Basics of Broadcast Video Technology™

Training Format: ILT
Course Code: VIDEOTECHNOLOGY

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Description

The course begins by laying a foundation of video knowledge with a discussion of human vision, video formats, digital video, compression techniques and the MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 Part 10 standards. We then examine the services, capabilities, network architectures and future trends for Cable TV, Direct Broadcast Satellite, IPTV, and Internet TV with an emphasis on the video distribution architectures being used by telcos.

Prerequisites

Students should understand basic data communications by taking:

Understanding the Basics of Communications Networks™Understanding the Basics of Data Communications™

Designed for

Students interested in understanding video fundamentals and the technologies behind video distribution.

Expected Outcome

Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:

Understand the fundamentals of video and video distribution
Describe the network architectures of each of the major players in video distribution
Summarize the technology challenges, strengths and weaknesses for each of the different networks used to distribute video programming

Course Outline

Today's Dynamic Video Marketplace

"Triple Play" Services
Technology Creative Destruction
Competing Service Providers

Video Basics

Properties of Human Vision
TV/Video Fundamentals
NTSC Signal
Digital Video
Consumer Tips

Video Compression

Compression Tools
MPEG Standards

Cable TV

Modern Hybrid Fiber/Coax Networks
Technology Trends

Video on Demand
DOCSIS 3.0
Switched Digital Video
HDTV Deployment
CableLabs Standards

Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) TV

Architecture and Services
Technology Trends

Modern Fiber to the Premises Architecture

Passive Optical Network Basics
Verizon FiOS
GPON and EPON

IP Multicast

Multicast Networks and Protocols
Internet Group Management Protocol

TelcoTV / Internet Protocol TV

New Service Capabilities
Network Architecture
ADSL2+ and VDSL2
Service Providers and AT&T U-Verse
Video QoE
Network Design Challenges

Availability
Bandwidth Management
Lost Packets
Channel Change Time

Internet Video

"Over the Top" Video
Video to the PC, Cellphone, iPOD, TV, and Non-Traditional Receivers
Digital Rights Management (DRM)

Summary and Future Trends